BodyBuilding VS Powerlifting | Dave Tate & Alex Bromley

[@yanwain9454]

"you really want to focus on heavy, compound lifts" - top bodybuilders "you really want to start out as a bodybuilder and build some mass" - top powerlifters

[@tommendham7686]

This is always the case in everything lifting related lol. Ultimately most people find success in all different forms and styles of training

[@dssd9259]

"you really want to take all the steroids available"-everyone behind the scenes

[@yanwain9454]

@@tommendham7686 well except for those weird people who are into olympic lifting but that's probably a conversation for a therapist.

[@chrisweidner4768]

@@yanwain9454 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍🤣They are amazing at what they do though.

[@yanwain9454]

@@chrisweidner4768 oh yeah it's a crazy thing. what they do is super impressive but they are the weird ones who act like the top feats in powerlifting are somehow meaningless.

[@williamlawlor7445]

The person who comes up with the best cross from bodybuilding to powerlifting or visa versa will be a genius. I always saw it like this . You've got an off-season and an on season. Then it splits into two separate sports. Off season powerlifting is like bodybuilding that transfers into an in season peaking cycle. On the other end off season bodybuilding is like powerlifting that transfers into an in season training cycle. The only seperating factor is whether your a bodybuilder or a powerlifter. Then it breaks down into this. Less than 1% of all interested people, become elite bodybuilders or elite powerlifters. Then you've got this one. Hit both. For the vast majority of ppl the average of the two extremes trumps.

[@farhanhussain_]

I believe that for best results, a hybrid approach is best. Powerbuilding as it is called. Train main competition lifts in low reps for CNS efficiency. Train close variations of lifts, assistance exercises, and isolation stuff in moderate rep ranges for hypertrophy. Best of both sides.

[@johnschutte71]

Same here😎

[@dennisnordlund902]

Yeah, that honestly been a gamechanger for me. I’m a hell of alot stronger and bigger than when I did a more pure and classic Powerlifting style of training. Switched to that style thanks to Bromley actually.

[@stoneHeHenge]

Powerbuilding is trash

[@mateoramirez9003]

Can you make a video on staying tight and staying in position while in a deadlift suit

[@Boss3Nate]

Bodybuilders make light weight feel heavy.... Powerlifters make heavy weight feel light....

[@mattlewis-he8lh]

Bodybuilding and powerlifting are all about your reasons for lifting, do you do it to visually look good or do you do it to see how strong you can get,they are two completely different goals and each requires a different approach.

[@BlakeSlacks]

Wow what a transformation!

[@chrisweidner4768]

98 reps. Jaw drops.

[@FitFighter15]

Great Stuff 👍👍

[@Paul-Weston]

At what point exactly does working out in the gym become bodybuilding?. I would argue that to be a bodybuilder, at least once per year you need to get on stage in a pair of trunks and take part in a bodybuilding show. Likewise, to say you're a powerlifter you need to take part in a powerlifting competition at minimum once per year. Just because you workout in the 1-3 rep range, that doesn't make you a powerlifter

[@cromdevotee449]

To be a powerlifter, you should probably be competing or at least testing yourself on the powerlifts fairly often. But to be a bodybuilder all you have to do is train to build your body rather than your total or your performance on a specific lift. So while powerlifting is a competitive endeavour intrinsically, bodybuilding is not.

[@SamuraiRF]

Agreed 100%, you're just a dude who lifts until you step on the stage. It's like saying you race cars just because you speed on back roads, otherwise.

[@paavoilves5416]

Would you call someone a runner if they actively run as a hobby and are good at it but don't really attend competitions? Or if someone paints good paintings but they don't make a living out of it? I think of it that if someone bodybuilds, they're a bodybuilding hobbyist. If someone mainly trains SBD for low reps, they're a powerlifting hobbyist. They're not pro, but they're involved in the sport and the culture in the form of a hobby.

[@chrisweidner4768]

Naah, as natural lifters get blown away on stage. However, the lifestyle is wonderful.

[@RoidfreeSenior]

kind of surprised to hear after your 6-8 rep range went up but the transfer to pl sucked

[@jerrycunningham1820]

Without Elite genetics bodybuilding does little for you. Powerlifting on the other hand can make you the best you can be.

[@bullinvginshop9011]

Bodybuilding training will make you more muscular where you want to be more muscular. Elite genetics are important for winning shows.

[@jaredray7001]

Bodybuilding can help you learn more about yourself and help you harness your discipline and dig down deep to see what you're really made of. It can build confidence and hone many skills people, my self included, lack. It does plenty for you. Like milk; it does a body (and mind) good!!! 😉👍💪💯

[@purplehaze8557]

You don't need elite genetics to put on a decent amount of muscle and look a bit better.

[@int0the3p1t32]

@@jaredray7001any sport does that. It’s not exclusive to body building

[@bullinvginshop9011]

@andrew taylor on some level everyone cares about how they look. Is any self improvement narcissistic? Or just visual or superficial improvement.

[@razman95x]

By definition a sport has to be objective, so neither bodybuilding or powerlifting are really sports

[@josephparkes6412]

How is powerlifting not objective? Who lifts the most total weight wins?

[@razman95x]

@@josephparkes6412 if the judges say you did

[@razman95x]

@@chrisadams2808 they decide if you hit depth or not, waited for proper press commands etc. in every meet there are questionable calls that fall on either side of lenient/strict. Therefore it’s subjectivez

[@razman95x]

@@chrisadams2808 true but in other sports it doesn’t represent 1/3 of your total opportunities to actually ‘score’… or I guess 1/9, and most sports have replays to help determine the outcome of those calls.

[@razman95x]

@@chrisadams2808 perhaps for powerlifting, but for bodybuilding it’s a lot clearer. I hadn’t considered your point about questionable calls in other sports that change the outcome of the game though (not sure how). Thanks for enlightening me, it’s actually a relief to see powerlifting defended by people like you!

[@exercisepedia.eu1]

sick 👌